immigrate

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Recent Examples of immigrate My mother was born in Norway and immigrated here as a child. Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025 Shah immigrated to the United States in his 20s and, with his wife, started a successful stone business, MS International, that would go on to supply the black granite for the Vietnam Veteran Memorial in Washington, D.C.. Emilie Takahashi, Oc Register, 14 July 2025 During World War II, Taniguchi, who had immigrated from Japan to California in his late teens, was incarcerated in a camp — along with immigrants and their descendants from other Axis powers — in isolated Crystal City, located about 120 miles southwest of San Antonio. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Julie Aronson, curator of American paintings, sculpture and drawings at the Cincinnati Art Museum, said Duveneck would have grown up in the Greenup Street home with his family, who immigrated from Germany. Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for immigrate
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Verb
  • Responding to a 911 call placed by the surviving victim, officers with the Austin Police Department arrived at 804 East Braker Lane and found both occupants suffering from gunshot wounds.
    Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
  • Profile photos from your cousin's wedding Amateur hour arrives when your profile picture looks grabbed from last weekend's barbecue.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • And once momentum kicks in, keep showing up and amplifying your presence without hesitation.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
  • That matters — but the long game is ensuring the next wave of employees doesn’t show up already depleted.
    Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2025

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“Immigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrate. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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